AI Regulation in California
California has 43 tracked AI regulatory updates across 1 frameworks. This page provides an overview of the current regulatory landscape, upcoming deadlines, and recent enforcement activity.
Recent Regulatory Updates
California AI bills on healthcare, employment, and transparency
California state AI bills AB2575, SB947, SB503, AB1979, and SB1159 advanced in late August 2026, signaling continued movement on healthcare AI, automated decision systems, and AI transparency/governance.
California SB947 on employment automated decision systems
California SB947 would regulate employment automated decision systems, so employers and HR vendors should begin mapping any hiring, promotion, or screening tools against likely disclosure and oversight obligations while the bill is still moving.
California AI bills advance on employment, health care, and governance
Multiple California AI bills moved forward on August 12-13, 2026, including measures on automated decision systems, agentic AI, transparency, and health-care AI, so companies operating in California should treat state legislative tracking as an active near-term compliance task.
California 2026 AI bills on employment, health care, and agentic AI
California has introduced multiple AI bills affecting employment, health care, labor impacts, and agentic AI, and several were already set for hearing or suspense-file consideration as of early August 2026, so employers and AI vendors should review them immediately.
California AI and privacy legislative activity remains active
California’s AI/privacy legislative tracker and related materials show continuing state-level momentum on transparency, governance, and AI-specific consumer rights, so deployers should expect additional California requirements to layer on top of federal obligations.
California SB1159 advances on AI transparency and governance
California SB1159 is moving forward on AI transparency and governance, so organizations should prepare for potential state-level governance, disclosure, or accountability requirements.
California SB947 moves forward on automated decision systems in employment
California SB947 advanced out of committee on automated decision systems in employment, so employers using AI for hiring or workforce decisions should prepare for possible new disclosure and governance duties.
California AB2575 advances healthcare AI legislation
California AB2575 is moving through the legislature on AI in health care services, so covered organizations should track whether it introduces new governance, disclosure, or oversight duties for clinical AI use.
California AB2575 health care services artificial intelligence
California AB2575 was introduced to regulate AI in health care services, adding to the state’s growing AI governance patchwork and requiring ongoing monitoring by health-sector operators.
California SB 947 – Employment: automated decision systems
California SB 947 remained in motion on 2026-05-20, so employers and HR vendors should track it closely for prospective rules governing automated decision systems in hiring and employment.
California AB 2575 – Health care services: artificial intelligence
California AB 2575 was last acted on 2026-05-18 and is still moving as an introduced bill, so healthcare AI teams should track it for emerging state-level obligations rather than treat it as operative law.
California AB2545 labor force impact report on AI advances
California AB2545 cleared committee on 2026-05-14, indicating growing legislative interest in AI labor impacts and signaling a possible future reporting obligation for employers and developers.
California AB1979 advances on health care AI
California AB1979 passed committee on 2026-05-14, keeping health-care AI regulation active in California and requiring providers and vendors to continue preparing for disclosure and oversight duties.
California SB947 advances on employment automated decision systems
California SB947 was read a second time and amended on 2026-05-14, so employers should expect a rapidly evolving employment-AI compliance bill and begin impact assessment planning now.
CA SB719: Department of Technology: inventory: high-risk automated decision systems
California SB719 was referred to committee on May 4, 2026, indicating continued movement toward mandatory inventorying of high-risk automated decision systems and potential new recordkeeping obligations.
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